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Peer reviewedPauwels, Anne – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1986
Investigates whether speakers of standard German and Dutch maintain their language variety better than speakers of German and Dutch dialects. Also investigates the phenomenon of diglossia in immigrant societies and shows that the type of diglossia prevalent in the immigrant's home country significantly affects the language situation in the new…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Diglossia, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
Download full textGunn, John S. – 1972
Comparative research indicates that almost without exception, late eighteenth century non-standard English pronunciation was very close to what is called Broad Australian. Present Australian English is closely akin to the blended, popular colloquial London English, spoken by the largest group of Australia's first settlers. This pronunciation…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialect Studies, English
